Energy & Natural Resources

Dentons’ Energy and Natural Resources team in Kazakhstan serves as primary counsel for high profile clients in the sector of oil and gas, uranium and solid mineral mining and advises them on all facets of their activity in Kazakhstan. As a result of our long-established reputation, we have handled the biggest and most prestigious projects in the country, including the Karachaganak Project and the North Caspian Project (Kashagan).

We are a one-stop shop for our clients representing them before government and governmental agencies, state authorities, courts and arbitral proceedings, and providing advisory on subsoil use law and connected spheres such as:

•                    Performance of subsoil use contracts and licenses,

•                    Local content and procurement issues,

•                    Regulatory and compliance,

•                    Farm-out, joint venture and consortium agreements,

•                    M&A transactions involving subsoil use rights,

•                    Well services and drilling contracts,

•                    Oil sales, marketing and transportation agreements,

•                    Operational licenses and permits,

•                    PPP projects,

•                    Renewable energy.

Our team has been also advising clients operating in the renewable energy sector in Kazakhstan.